VERACITY IN GAMING
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Suda51 says No More Heroes is “Z*lda itself” and Shadows of the Damned is “Mar*o and Princess P*ach, but in He*l”
Suda51 makes playful comparisons between his games and others, calling No More Heroes "Z*lda, but in a world of a*sassins."
ByAmber V
Memento Mori dev Bank of Innovation looking to further global expansion with two large-scale new RPGs in the works
Bank of Innovation, the Japanese developer behind Memento Mori, aims for “explosive and sustainable profit growth” with new games in the pipeline.
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP’s sales surpassed targets by large margin, Dragami Games’ parent company reports
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, Dragami Games' remaster of Grasshopper Manufacture's cult-classic game, has reportedly performed beyond expectations.
- ByAmber V
Shin Megami Tensei board game Kickstarter raises double the goal in less than 24 hours, set to ship in May 2025
Officially licensed by Atlus, the Shin Megami Tensei board game promises “super heavyweight” strategic gameplay involving 72 demons from the games.
NIKKE character designer to release original new game on Steam in December
Super Bunny's Adventures is an original story game by the designer of Goddess of Victory: NIKKE's Alice. It launched in December 2024.
- ByAmber V
New Monster Hunter open-world survival game will be free-to-play with paid content, devs confirm
Monster Hunter Outlanders is an open-world survival game for mobile that will blend the traditional hunting experience of the franchise with exploration, survival and crafting.
- ByAmber V
Stellar Blade will continue getting new content ahead of Steam release in 2025, Shift Up says
Shift Up confirms that Stellar Blade will be getting a PC release, but until then PS5 players have more updates to look forward to, like the NieR Automata collab.
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii finally reveals why you lose half your money when you die in the games
Dragon Quest creators Yuji Horii and Koichi Nakamura share behind-the-scenes stories about the series' development.
- ByAmber V
Pokémon TCG Pocket developers are keeping quiet about whether your choice of booster pack matters
The developers of Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket developers chose to withhold any information regarding digital booster pack openings.
Chaotic penguin racing game Faaast Penguin is getting new worlds and gimmicks in Season 2 this month
Faaast Penguin Season 2’s theme is nighttime, and it will bring various additions to the online PvP penguin racer.
Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO players can now send their requests to Bandai Namco through an official survey
Bandai Namco Entertainment is hosting an official user experience survey for Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO, open until December 15.
- ByAmber V
Legend of Zelda cosplayer highlights the difficulties of Link drawing and sheathing his sword from his back, gets advice from Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai
A cosplayer's struggle with unsheathing Link's sword prompted Masahiro Sakurai to give insight into how this action was animated in Super Smash Bros.
Square Enix’s Trials of Mana to get stage adaptation
Trials of Mana, the third RPG in the Mana / Seiken Densetsu series, will get a stage show next year to mark the game’s 30th anniversary.
Anime fans encouraged to resume “normal fan activities” after three people got arrested for running an anime spoiler website
Anime production committee of Overlord makes an announcement to fans following arrests related to an anime spoiler site.
- ByAmber V
Eternal Palace Sakura to bring stylish sword-wielding cat-girl action with jiggle physics
Japanese game dev group Denneko Yuugi announced that their anime-style 3D action roguelite Eternal Palace Sakura is coming in late 2025.
Legend of Zelda devs tried to make Link talk for the first time in Echoes of Wisdom, but it felt too wrong
The Legend of Zelda producer Aonuma Eiji reveals that the development team of Echoes of Wisdom tried to make Link a voiced character at first.
- ByAmber V
Hideo Kojima confirms origin of Death Stranding hand logo amidst 5th-anniversary promotions
All about the real-life and in-game promotional events Kojima Productions has lined up for Death Stranding's fifth anniversary.
Nintendo to open new Donkey Kong Country area at Super Nintendo World in Japan and the USA
In the latest Nintendo Direct, Shigeru Miyamoto gave a tour of the Donkey Kong Country area opening in Super Nintendo World Japan next month.
Devil May Cry 5 and Dragon’s Dogma 2 director Hideaki Itsuno will make original AAA action games at new LightSpeed Japan Studio
Former Capcom veteran game director Hideaki Itsuno joins new Japanese branch of LightSpeed Studios. He will be leading triple-A development.
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Yakuza creator says his new game will be an action adventure with a “rather high age rating” and complex game system
Like a Dragon series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi reveals details about his work-in-progress new game at Nagoshi Studio.
- ByAmber V
Astro Bot has significantly widened the PS5 playerbase, according to Sony
The runaway success of Team ASOBI's platformer Astro Bot has increased the number of families and younger users playing PS5, Sony reports.
Sony game sector sees 184% increase in operating profit thanks to improved PS5 profitability and increased sales of third-party games like Black Myth: Wukong
PS5 profitability, third party game sales and PS Plus subscriptions drove Sony's game-related profits between July and September 2024.